Vittorio Emmanuele Monument

First day in Europe

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January 2nd 2007
I don't know how often I can do this, but I'll try. I found a cheap internet cafe open late night here in Rome; the hostel charges over three times as much for internet access. Only problem here is photos take a long time to upload, which is ok because this website has a cap of 50. I got into Rome without problems, although the Foro Italico hostel exsists in a vortex where not even Romans know ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more